Originally Posted by
donkey767
What sort of coin are the Dash/ATR link pilots on? Surely in today's day and age things can't be that bad...
The coin isn't so much the issue, it's where you're based is the big deal.
A lot of Link pilots, Captains particularly, have worked/stayed in the Links because they like the lifestyle and or work/life balance that living in a regional centre gives them.
With the decision of Air New Zealand to centralise the bases these pilots are reassessing their options, some are looking at jobs that allow them to stay where they've built their life. Those that go the the main centres, usually Auckland, decide they may as well get a job on a jet that pays more money and or gives them a better work life balance.
No wonder there's an increase in pilot turnover for the Links.